Ecclesiastes 1:17

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

اس زبان میں ابھی کوئی ترجمہ موجود نہیں؛ English دکھایا جا رہا ہے۔

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1 דִּבְרֵי֙ קֹהֶ֣לֶת בֶּן־דָּוִ֔ד מֶ֖לֶךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ THE WORDs OF the Koheleth, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

2 הֲבֵ֤ל הֲבָלִים֙ אָמַ֣ר קֹהֶ֔לֶת הֲבֵ֥ל הֲבָלִ֖ים הַכֹּ֥ל הָֽבֶל׃ Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.

3 מַה־יִּתְר֖וֹן לָֽאָדָ֑ם בְּכׇ֨ל־עֲמָל֔וֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ What profit hath man of all his labour Wherein he laboureth under the sun?

4 דּ֤וֹר הֹלֵךְ֙ וְד֣וֹר בָּ֔א וְהָאָ֖רֶץ לְעוֹלָ֥ם עֹמָֽדֶת׃ One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; And the earth abideth for ever.

5 וְזָרַ֥ח הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ וּבָ֣א הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְאֶ֨ל־מְקוֹמ֔וֹ שׁוֹאֵ֛ף זוֹרֵ֥חַֽ ה֖וּא שָֽׁם׃ The sun also ariseth, And the sun goeth down, And hasteth to his place where he ariseth.

6 הוֹלֵךְ֙ אֶל־דָּר֔וֹם וְסוֹבֵ֖ב אֶל־צָפ֑וֹן סוֹבֵ֤ב ׀ סֹבֵב֙ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ הָר֔וּחַ וְעַל־סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו שָׁ֥ב הָרֽוּחַ׃ The wind goeth toward the south, And turneth about unto the north; It turneth about continually in its circuit, And the wind returneth again to its circuits.

7 כׇּל־הַנְּחָלִים֙ הֹלְכִ֣ים אֶל־הַיָּ֔ם וְהַיָּ֖ם אֵינֶ֣נּוּ מָלֵ֑א אֶל־מְק֗וֹם שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙ הֹֽלְכִ֔ים שָׁ֛ם הֵ֥ם שָׁבִ֖ים לָלָֽכֶת׃ All the rivers run into the sea, Yet the sea is not full; Unto the place whither the rivers go, Thither they go again.

8 כׇּל־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים יְגֵעִ֔ים לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל אִ֖ישׁ לְדַבֵּ֑ר לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֥ע עַ֙יִן֙ לִרְא֔וֹת וְלֹא־תִמָּלֵ֥א אֹ֖זֶן מִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃ All things toil to weariness; Man cannot utter it, The eye is not satisfied with seeing, Nor the ear filled with hearing.

9 מַה־שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ ה֣וּא שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֔ה וּמַה־שֶּׁנַּֽעֲשָׂ֔ה ה֖וּא שֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין כׇּל־חָדָ֖שׁ תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ That which hath been is that which shall be, And that which hath been done is that which shall be done; And there is nothing new under the sun.

10 יֵ֥שׁ דָּבָ֛ר שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר רְאֵה־זֶ֖ה חָדָ֣שׁ ה֑וּא כְּבָר֙ הָיָ֣ה לְעֹֽלָמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃ Is there a thing whereof it is said: ‘See, this is new’?—it hath been already, in the ages which were before us.

11 אֵ֥ין זִכְר֖וֹן לָרִאשֹׁנִ֑ים וְגַ֨ם לָאַחֲרֹנִ֜ים שֶׁיִּהְי֗וּ לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ זִכָּר֔וֹן עִ֥ם שֶׁיִּהְי֖וּ לָאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ {פ}
There is no remembrance of them of former times; neither shall there be any remembrance of them of latter times that are to come, among those that shall come after.

12 אֲנִ֣י קֹהֶ֗לֶת הָיִ֥יתִי מֶ֛לֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ I Koheleth have been king over Israel in Jerusalem.

13 וְנָתַ֣תִּי אֶת־לִבִּ֗י לִדְר֤וֹשׁ וְלָתוּר֙ בַּֽחׇכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם ה֣וּא ׀ עִנְיַ֣ן רָ֗ע נָתַ֧ן אֱלֹהִ֛ים לִבְנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֖ם לַעֲנ֥וֹת בּֽוֹ׃ And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven; it is a sore task that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.

14 רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־כׇּל־הַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔ים שֶֽׁנַּעֲשׂ֖וּ תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַכֹּ֛ל הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃ I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.

15 מְעֻוָּ֖ת לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל לִתְקֹ֑ן וְחֶסְר֖וֹן לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל לְהִמָּנֽוֹת׃ That which is crooked cannot be made straight; And that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

16 דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי אֲנִ֤י עִם־לִבִּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲנִ֗י הִנֵּ֨ה הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי וְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙ חׇכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה לְפָנַ֖י עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְלִבִּ֛י רָאָ֥ה הַרְבֵּ֖ה חׇכְמָ֥ה וָדָֽעַת׃ I spoke with my own heart, saying: ‘Lo, I have gotten great wisdom, more also than all that were before me over Jerusalem’; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

17 וָאֶתְּנָ֤ה לִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת חׇכְמָ֔ה וְדַ֥עַת הוֹלֵלֹ֖ת וְשִׂכְל֑וּת יָדַ֕עְתִּי שֶׁגַּם־זֶ֥ה ה֖וּא רַעְי֥וֹן רֽוּחַ׃ And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly—I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

18 כִּ֛י בְּרֹ֥ב חׇכְמָ֖ה רׇב־כָּ֑עַס וְיוֹסִ֥יף דַּ֖עַת יוֹסִ֥יף מַכְאֽוֹב׃ For in much wisdom is much vexation; And he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

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لفظ بہ لفظ (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

וָאֶתְּנָ֤הnâthanto give
לִבִּי֙lêbthe heart
לָדַ֣עַתyâdaʻto know
חָכְמָ֔הchokmâhwisdom
וְדַ֥עַתyâdaʻto know
הוֹלֵל֖וֹתhôwlêlâhfolly
וְשִׂכְל֑וּתçiklûwthsilliness
יָדַ֕עְתִּיyâdaʻto know
שֶׁגַּםgamassemblage
זֶ֥הzehthe masculine demonstrative pronoun
ה֖וּאhûwʼhe
רַעְי֥וֹןraʻyôwndesire
רֽוּחַrûwachwind

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Ecclesiastes 1:17 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

וָאֶתְּנָ֤ה לִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת חׇכְמָ֔ה וְדַ֥עַת הוֹלֵלֹ֖ת וְשִׂכְל֑וּת יָדַ֕עְתִּי שֶׁגַּם־זֶ֥ה ה֖וּא רַעְי֥וֹן רֽוּחַ׃

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

וָאֶתְּנָ֤ה לִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת חָכְמָ֔ה וְדַ֥עַת הוֹלֵל֖וֹת וְשִׂכְל֑וּת יָדַ֕עְתִּי שֶׁגַּם־זֶ֥ה ה֖וּא רַעְי֥וֹן רֽוּחַ׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly—I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

ואתנה לבי לדעת חכמה ודעת הוללות ושכלות ידעתי שגם־זה הוא רעיון רוח

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

וָאֶתְּנָה לִבִּי לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וְדַעַת הוֹלֵלוֹת וְשִׂכְלוּת יָדַעְתִּי שֶׁגַּם־זֶה הוּא רַעְיוֹן רוּחַ׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

And I set my heart on knowing [the nature of] wisdom [i.e., its end] and [the nature of] distraction and folly, and I found that this [i.e., wisdom], too, is breaking of spirit.

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English · Kohelet by Bruce Heitler

So I set my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, wildness and foolishness and I know that even this is an idea of wind.

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English · Sefaria Community Translation

No entanto, quando me dediquei a compreender a sabedoria e o conhecimento, bem como a estupidez e a insensatez, percebi que isso também era apenas sustentar-se de vento.

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

J’avais en effet appliqué mon attention à connaître la sagesse et à discerner la folie et la sottise, et je me suis aperçu que cela aussi était pâture de vent;

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Deutsch · Die Heilige Schrift, trans. Dr. Simon Bernfeld, Berlin, 1902 - German [de]

Denn ich richtete meinen Sinn darauf, Weisheit zu erkennen, und auch Weisheit und Unverstand, ich erkannte, dass auch das ein eitles Tun war.

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Ale gdym zwrócił serce moje, abym uświadomił sobie czem mądrość i wiedza, szaleństwo i głupota - poznałem, że i to pogoń za wiatrem.

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

און איך האָב אָפּגעגעבן מײַן האַרץ צו פֿאַרשטײן חכמה, אױך פֿאַרשטײן משוגעת און נאַרישקײט – בין איך געװאָר געװאָרן אַז דאָס אױך איז װינטיאָגעניש.

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English · The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001

And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly; I understand that this, too, was vexation of the spirit.

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

Sed kiam mi dediĉis mian koron, por ekkoni la saĝecon kaj ekkoni la malsaĝecon kaj sensencecon, mi eksciis, ke ankaŭ ĉi tio estas ventaĵo.

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Commentary on Ecclesiastes 1:17

Rashi

English

And I applied my heart, now, to know the nature of wisdom, what its end is, and the nature of madness and folly.

Madness. Dullness and confusion of thoughts, an expression of mixing, as in, “diluted מָהוּל with water.”

And folly. Foolishness.

I understand now, that also wisdom has frustration in it, for in great wisdom, a person relies on his great wisdom and does not distance himself from the prohibition, and much vexation comes to the Holy One, Blessed Is He. I said, “I will get many horses, but I will not return the people to Egypt,” but ultimately, I returned. I said, “I will take many wives, but they will not turn my heart away,” but it is written about me, “his wives swayed his heart.” And similarly it states that he relied on his great wisdom and did many things, as it is stated, “the words of this man to Isieil, because God is with me, I will be able.”

The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001 · لائسنس: CC-BY · Full commentary on Sefaria

Ibn Ezra

עברית

אחר שלמדתי החכמות והוספתי נתתי לבי לדעת עיקר ההוללות כמו ויתהולל בידם ועיקר השכלות שהוא הפך ההוללות אף על פי שזה רעיון הבל:

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Ralbag (Gersonides)

עברית

הוללות ושכלות. הוא כמו סכלות בסמ״ך.

Perush al Hamesh Megillot, Konigsberg, 1860 · لائسنس: Public Domain · Full commentary on Sefaria